DX LISTENING DIGEST 5-214, December 14, 2005
Incorporating REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING
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NEXT AIRINGS OF WORLD OF RADIO 1297:
Thu 0900 WOR World FM, Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand 88.2
Thu 2130 WOR WWCR 7465
Thu 2200 WOR World FM, Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand 88.2
Fri 0030 WOR R. Veronica 106.5
Fri 0100 WOR WTND-LP 106.3 Macomb IL
Fri 0200 WOR ACBRadio Mainstream [repeated 2-hourly thru 2400]
Fri 2000 WOR World FM, Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand 88.2
Fri 2100 WOR RFPI [repeated 4-hourly thru Sat 1700]
Sat 0500 WOR VoiceCorps Reading Service, WOSU-FM subcarrier, cable
Sat 0900 WOR WRN to Eu, Au, NZ, WorldSpace AfriStar, AsiaStar
Sat 0955 WOR WNQM Nashville TN 1300
Sat 1100 WOR WPKN Bridgeport CT 89.5 & WPKM Montauk LINY 88.7
Sat 1530 WOR R. Veronica 106.5
Sat 1830 WOR WRN to North America
[including Sirius Satellite Radio channel 140]
Sun 0000 WOR Radio Studio X 1584 http://www.radiostudiox.it/
Sun 0330 WOR WWCR 5070
Sun 0400 WOR WBCQ 9330-CLSB
Sun 0600 WOR World FM, Tawa, Wellington, New Zealand 88.2
Sun 0730 WOR WWCR 3215
Sun 0930 WOR WRN to North America, also WLIO-TV Lima OH SAP
[including Sirius Satellite Radio channel 140]
Sun 0930 WOR KSFC Spokane WA 91.9
Sun 0930 WOR WXPR Rhinelander WI 91.7 91.9 100.9
Sun 0930 WOR WDWN Auburn NY 89.1 [unconfirmed]
Sun 0930 WOR KTRU Houston TX 91.7 [occasional]
Sun 1400 WOR WRMI 7385
Sun 1400 WOR KRFP-LP Moscow ID 92.5
Sun 1830 WOR WRN1 to North America
[including Sirius Satellite Radio channel 140]
Sun 2000 WOR RNI
Sun 2230 WOR WRMI 7385
Mon 0400 WOR WBCQ 9330-CLSB
Mon 0430 WOR WSUI Iowa City IA 910
Mon 0515 WOR WBCQ 7415
Mon 1900 WOR RFPI [repeated 4-hourly thru Tue 1500]
Wed 0030 WOR WBCQ 7415
Wed 0100 WOR CJOY INTERNET RADIO plug-in required
Wed 1030 WOR WWCR 9985
WRN ON DEMAND:
http://new.wrn.org/listeners/stations/station.php?StationID=24
OUR ONDEMAND AUDIO [also CONTINENT OF MEDIA, MUNDO RADIAL]:
http://www.worldofradio.com/audiomid.html
or http://wor.worldofradio.org
WORLD OF RADIO 1297 (real high):
(stream) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor1297h.ram
(download) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor1297h.rm
WORLD OF RADIO 1297 (real low):
(stream) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor1297.ram
(download) http://www.w4uvh.net/wor1297.rm
[mp3 files pending shortly UT Thursday]
WORLD OF RADIO 1297 (mp3 high):
(download) http://www.obriensweb.com/wor1297h.mp3
WORLD OF RADIO 1297 (mp3 low):
(download) http://www.obriensweb.com/wor1297.mp3
(lower download) http://www.piratedxer.com/worldofradio_12-14-05.mp3
(lower stream) http://www.piratedxer.com/worldofradio_12-14-05.m3u
(WOR 1296 summary) http://www.worldofradio.com/wor1297.html [not yet]
DX/SWL/MEDIA PROGRAMS Dec 14: http://www.worldofradio.com/dxpgms.html
** AFGHANISTAN [and non]. IHT article on US psyops in Iraq,
Afghanistan --- A fairly long but interesting article in the
International Herald Tribune on US psyops in Iraq and Afghanistan is
at: http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/12/11/news/info.php
It mentions Fort Bragg, the Rendon Group (which ran some Iraqi
clandestine radios in the 1990s) and the current US Radio Peace for
Afghanistan (though it says the latter used to be "the Taliban's radio
station"!). Also says the US has distributed tens of thousands of
iPod-like devices in Iraq and Afghanistan, pre-loaded with suitable
messages (Chris Greenway, UK, dxldyg via WORLD OF RADIO 1297, DXLD)
Same as NYT article referenced in 5-213, but no registration required
** AFGHANISTAN [non]. 9875, R. Solh with Hindic Afghan songs 11 Dec
[time??]. About S9, 32442 due to QRM from a S10 DRM signal on 9885.
Also tried 14th on 11675 on 0830 but though signal is S5, nearly
nothing heard also due to QRM from 11680 Arabic program (Zacharias
Liangas, Thessaloniki, Greece, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ALBANIA. PUBLIC BROADCASTER SET TO LOSE 47 PER CENT OF ITS BUDGET |
Text of report in English by Albanian news agency ATA
Tirana, 13 December: The Parliamentary Education and Information
Commission, in the context of the 2006 draft budget, discussed Tuesday
[13 December] about the budget envisaged for Albanian Public Radio and
Television (APRT). APRT Director-General Artur Zheji explained to the
members of this commission that "the budget accorded for 2006 is not
adequate. The reduction of budget seriously affects the public
function and would bring about a grave stopping of the renovation of
technology of the APRT." The budget accorded for APRT in 2005 was
about 5m US dollars, while the budget currently envisaged for 2006 is
about 47 per cent less. The representatives of the Ministry of
Finances, in their address, estimated the fund predicted by the 2006
draft budget for APRT as sufficient. Source: ATA news agency, Tirana,
in English 1655 gmt 13 Dec 05 (via BBCM via WORLD OF RADIO 1297, DXLD)
Heard WOR 1296. As for R. Tirana, I too haven`t heard the North
American service lately. However, I was waiting to comment since often
in the past their first transmission, 0145 or 0245 UT, would start
late, in the midst of programming or there`d just be open carrier.
Sometimes 6115 would be open carrier and the other frequency 7160 (or
7455) would carry full programming. The second transmission of half an
hour [0230 or 0330], 6115 would be semi-audible but more often
squashed by 6110 BBC. The second frequency 7160 was hindered either by
7155 or ham traffic, 7160.5 or thereabouts. 7455 usually has RTTY QRM.
So, I haven`t always considered Radio Tirana reliable. I`m not too
surprised by budget cuts and transmissions on ``hiatus`` (Bob Thomas,
Bridgeport CT, Dec 7, by P-mail, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ASIA [non]. RFA schedule in B-05, valid from Oct 30th 2005 till
March 26th, 2006.
RFA uses US belonging and IBB transmitters at HBN/P=KHBN Palau Isl,
IRA/I=Iranawila Sri Lanka, KWT/K=Kuwait, LAM/L Lampertheim-GER,
SAI/S=Saipan, TIN/T=Tinian NoMariana Isls.
And foreign relays at ALM/A=Almaty-KAZ, DUS/D=Dushanbe-TJK,
IRK=Irkutsk-RUS, TWN/N=Taiwan, UAE=Al Dhabayya-UAE,
ULA/U=UlaanBataar Mongolia, VLD/V=Vladivostok-RUS,
WER=Wertachtal Germany.
0000-0100 LAO 11830I 15545T 15590V
0030-0130 BURMESE 11535D 13710S 13815I 15700T
0100-0200 UYGHUR 7480D 9365D 9645UAE 9690UAE
15270T 17570T
0100-0300 TIBETAN 7470D(D-05 season til Mar 4) 7560K 9670WER
11695UAE 15220T 17730U
15660D(M-06 season from Mar 5)
0300-0600 MANDARIN 11980IRK 13625T 13760T 15150T 15665T
17525D 17615S 17880S 21540T
0600-0700 MANDARIN 11980IRK 13625T 13760T 15150T 15665T
17525D 17615S 17880S
0600-0700 TIBETAN 17515D 17715K 17720U 21570T 21715UAE
break
1100-1200 LAO 9355S 9775T 15565I
1100-1200 TIBETAN 7470U 11540D 11590K 13625T 15435UAE
1200-1400 TIBETAN 7470U 11540D 11590K 13625T 15185S 15435UAE
1230-1330 CAMBODIAN 5910V 13725I 15395T
1230-1330 BURMESE 9365D 11795T 12105I 15700T
1400-1500 CANTONESE 6050T(x9825T) 7280T(x15255T) 11950S
1400-1500 VIETNAMESE 7380U 9365D 9455S 11605T 13725P
13865I 15470T 21625I
1500-1600 TIBETAN 7470U 7495D 11500K 15385UAE
1500-1600 MANDARIN 7540D 9905P 11945T 13670T 13745T 15510T
1500-1700 KOREAN 7210IRK 11870S 13625T
1600-1700 UYGHUR 7515D 7530D 9625UAE 11720T 13725I
1600-1700 MANDARIN 6095T 7540D 9455S 9905P 11945T 13670T
13745T 15510T
1700-1800 MANDARIN 7540D 9355S 9455S 9905P 11945T
13670T 13745T 15510T
1800-1900 MANDARIN 6095T 7355N 7540D 9355S 9455S 11790T
11945T 13670T 13745T 15510T
1900-2000 MANDARIN 1098N 5990T 6095T 7355N 7540D 9355S
9455S 9875P 11790T 11945T 11970T 13745T
2000-2100 MANDARIN 1098N 5990T 6095T 7355N 7540D 9355S
9455S 9875P 9885T 11900S(xT) 11950T
11970T 13745T
2100-2200 MANDARIN 1098N 6095T 7355N 7540D 9355S 9455S
9875P 9885T 11950T 11970T 13745T
2100-2300 KOREAN 7460U 9385T 11785S 13625T
2200-2300 CANTONESE 9570T(xS) 9845P 11740S(xT) 11775T
2230-2330 CAMBODIAN 7185I 9930P 15485T
2300-2359 MANDARIN 7540D 9905P 11775T 13745S 13800T 15430T
15550T
2300-2359 TIBETAN 6010UAE 7415D 7470U 7550K 9875LAM
2330-0029 VIETNAMESE 7515D 9930P 11580U 11605N 11965T 13720S
13865I 15565V
(From http://www2.starcat.ne.jp/~ndxc/ and various sources, wwdxc BC-
DX Dec 12 via DXLD)
** BANGLADESH. BB: Victory Day Special --- The 16th December: A Day of
Glory and Pride (A Special composite program on the occasion of the
Victory day 2005.)
UTC : 1815-1900 (Eu), 1230-1300 (S and SE Asia)
Frequency : 7185 kHz
Date : December 16, 2005.
Details:
001. Song : Mora Ekti Fulke Bachabo Bole (Bengali), Singer : Apel
Mahmud, Lyric: Govindo Haldar, A special composed song on our
liberation war. (Fade in and Fade out slowly).
002. Intro: A short Description on the background history of our
Struggle for independence and the glorious war of Liberation in 1971.
(Written by Compiler)
003. Song : Ek Nodi Rakto Periye (Bengali), Singer: Shahnaz Rahmat
Ullah, Lyric: Khan Ataur Rahman.
004. Reminiscence: Reminiscence of the days of the Liberation war in
1971. Participant: Barrister Md. Aminul Haque. Hon’ble Minister,
Ministry of Post & Telecommunication.
005. Songs Bangladesher Swadhinata Lokkho praner Dan (Bengali).
Chorus.
006. Talk : Significance of the Victory Day in our National Life. By
Dr. Abul Kalam Manzur Murshed, Director Bangla Academy, Dhaka.
007. Songs : Chorus.
Compiler : Dr. Syed Anwarul Huq. Professor Dept. of English,
University of Dhaka.
Narrator : Shamim Khan and Shahnawaz Ahmed
Producer : Akramul Islam.
73 from (Ashik Eqbal Tokon, Rajshahi, Bangladesh, Dec 14, dxldyg via
DX LISTENING DIGEST) How can two transmissions of such different
length contain exactly the same material? Audio archive? (gh, DXLD)
** BRAZIL [non]. Re 5-213, translation: R. Brás may have ended its
broadcasts to Africa due to technical problems, but at least it was
fortunate to have chosen another step so as to compensate for that:
cooperation with RDPi. The RDP broadcasts on 21655 kHz [well, this is
just one of the frequencies] and will be airing RBrás' 3 minute
program "É o Brasil hoje." The reporter observed the 21 Nov. broadcast
at 1740 on 21655 kHz which included an interview with president Luiz
Inácio Lula da Silva. This particular time slot is primarily aimed at
Brazil, Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde (Carlos Gonçalves, Portugal, DX
LISTENING DIGEST) See also PORTUGAL [non]
** CANADA. CHWO AM740 / CJBC 860 --- CBC have, once again, scheduled a
shutdown --- tomorrow morning December 15th after 1:30 am [EST = 0630
UT]). This is in preparation for the 860 solid state transmitter
installation in January. It was short notice and they tell me that it
will probably happen on the 16th too and if necessary on the 17th. In
each case they should be returned to air by 5:30 am [1030 UT] or
sooner. I am not sure if both stations will affected at once or one at
a time (Brian Smith - am740 @ rogers.com http://www.am740.ca
swprograms via DXLD) Toronto, allowing DX on those frequencies
** CANADA [and non]. You can't just describe CKLW 20/20 newswriting in
print. You have to hear it for yourself!
http://www.reelradio.com/bh/index.html#cklwnews (via Brock Whaley,
DXLD) Page up for more CKLW clips and from other stations (gh)
** CHINA [and non]. Russia, 7330, BBC (relay via Vladivostok) 1139-
1150 Dec 14. Noted a weak broadcast of Mandarin here with woman in
comments. Signal is difficult to hear in Florida due to China
commercial station smothering BBC. Noted the same situation on 9605
where BBC has this broadcast relayed via Yamata, Japan. In both cases,
BBC's broadcast was very poor, while China sounded like their
transmitter was in my back yard (Chuck Bolland, Clewiston, Florida, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** DIEGO GARCIA. AFRTS putting in a good signal from 1700 tune-in on
4319 USB. This is reportedly a reactivated tx on Diego Garcia. I've
never heard this site so well before - it must be running higher power
or a new tx. Currently carrying Rush Limbaugh px. 73s Dave Caversham,
Berks Lowe HF225 Europa bdxc uk DEC 13
12579U, AFN, 1414 14 Dec with news read by YL, at 1418 'America
business" mention of a number 1 800.... 7070, a discussion between two
YL and laughs on 1429. 1435 about election in Iraq coming from news of
CBS (Zacharias Liangas, Thessaloniki, Greece, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** ECUADOR. I am pleased to note that HCJB Brazilian service does not
recognize DST. Dec 14 at 1530 UT opening Portuguese on 15295, said
transmission is at 12:30 to 15:00 hora de Brasília, while currently
the Brasilians imagine that it is 13:30 to 16:00. Axually, I expect
this is just another example of HCJB`s inattention to such details,
and it will no doubt confuse listeners with clox. There was a minute
of dead air before programming started (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** EGYPT. R. Cairo now features a national anthem written as recently
as 1979. Sayed Darwish wrote both words and music for ``Bilady,
Bilady, Bilady`` -- no, not three times a lady, but a triple
celebration of ``My Homeland, My Homeland, My Homeland``. The adoption
of the new anthem followed the signing of the Egypt-Israeli peace
accord, with words based on a speech by Mustapha Kemel, a contemporary
advocate of national independence for countries of the region long
dominated by the occupation of foreign powers. Darwish`s composition
reflects the heady hope of lasting peace, which surely the whole world
longs for as much at the end of 2005 as in those pre-millennial times
of the late seventies. We can but hope and dream (Mark Savage, Dec
BDXC-UK Communication via DXLD)
R. Cairo`s first English to NAm is worthless [2300-2430 on 11885] ---
poor modulation or signal. The 0200 [7270] comes in better though
supposedly beamed to west coast. Not reliable all of the time.
Sometimes a no-show. What else is new? (Hi!) (Bob Thomas, Bridgeport
CT, Dec 7, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** FINLAND. Re 5-211, the correct URL for Nuntii Latini is not as
given in the printed guide, but: http://www.yleradio1.fi/nuntii/
Unfortunately, the Horarium http://www.yleradio1.fi/nuntii/id90.shtml
is out of date, showing lots of SW airings which apparently no longer
exist, including 17670 Sunday at 1555! (Glenn Hauser, DX LISTENING
DIGEST)
** FRANCE. New ? RFI has published 5 PDF files with B05-frequencies
http://www.rfi.fr/Fichiers/ecouter/Frequences/grille/afriquenov05.pdf
http://www.rfi.fr/Fichiers/ecouter/Frequences/grille/ameriquesnov05.pdf
http://www.rfi.fr/Fichiers/ecouter/Frequences/grille/europenov05.pdf
http://www.rfi.fr/Fichiers/ecouter/Frequences/grille/rfi_grille_paris20052006.pdf
http://www.rfi.fr/Fichiers/ecouter/Frequences/grille/asienov05.pdf
Regards (JM Aubier, France, Dec 13, dxldyg via DXLD)
Rather inconvenient layout, but at least the info is there; also
program schedules (gh, DXLD)
** FRANCE. French radio station Europe 1 is making 14 new programs
available via podcast. according to a report by Agence France Presse.
Seven news programs became available via podcast in November. The new
programs are more feature-oriented. Europe 1 says the podcasts will be
available a half an hour after the programs are broadcast on air (Mike
Cooper, Dec 13, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** GAMBIA [non]. 9405, Voices from the Diaspora, 2006-2023, escuchada
el 10 de diciembre en inglés a locutor con acento africano con
comentarios políticos, referencias a la democracia, via Jülich, SINPO
54443 (José Miguel Romero, EA5-1022, Burjasot (Valencia), España,
SANGEAN ATS 909, Antena telescópica, WORLD OF RADIO 1297, DX LISTENING
DIGEST) See last item in schedule below
** GERMANY. Updated B-05 for DTK T-Systems. Part two - non-daily
transmissions:
Bible Voice Broadcasting Network (BVBN):
0815-0900 5945 NAU 125 kW 275 deg Fri WeEu English
0900-0915 5945 NAU 125 kW 275 deg Fri WeEu Urdu
0915-0930 5945 NAU 125 kW 275 deg Fri WeEu Punjabi
0800-0915 5945 NAU 125 kW 275 deg Sat WeEu English
0800-0945 5945 NAU 125 kW 275 deg Sun WeEu English
1915-1930 6015 JUL 100 kW 060 deg Mon-Fri EaEu Russian
1900-2000 6015 JUL 100 kW 060 deg Sat EaEu English
1900-1930 6015 JUL 100 kW 060 deg Sun EaEu English
1930-2000 6015 JUL 100 kW 060 deg Sun EaEu Russian
2000-2030 6015 JUL 100 kW 060 deg Sun EaEu English
1800-1830 7205 NAU 125 kW 230 deg Sun SoEu Spanish
1900-1930 7260 JUL 100 kW 170 deg Sat CeAf English
1930-2000 7260 JUL 100 kW 170 deg Sun CeAf English
1630-1700 13810 JUL 100 kW 130 deg Mon/Tue/Fri EaAf Amharic
1700-1730 13810 JUL 100 kW 130 deg Mon/Tue/Fri EaAf Tigrina
1600-1630 13810 JUL 100 kW 130 deg Tue/Thu EaAf Amharic
1630-1800 13810 JUL 100 kW 130 deg Wed EaAf Amharic
1630-1730 13810 JUL 100 kW 130 deg Thu/Sat/Sun EaAf Amharic
1730-1800 13810 JUL 100 kW 130 deg Sat/Sun EaAf Somali
1800-1830 7210 JUL 100 kW 105 deg Wed/Thu/Fri ME Persian
1800-1815 7210 JUL 100 kW 105 deg Sat ME English
1815-1900 7210 JUL 100 kW 105 deg Sat ME Persian
1800-1900 7210 JUL 100 kW 105 deg Sun ME Persian
1640-1715 9460 JUL 100 kW 115 deg Mon-Wed/Fri ME English
1715-1730 9460 JUL 100 kW 115 deg Tue ME Hebrew
1730-1800 9460 JUL 100 kW 115 deg Tue ME English
1800-1815 9460 JUL 100 kW 115 deg Tue ME Russian
1800-1900 9460 JUL 100 kW 115 deg Wed/Fri ME English
1640-1745 9460 JUL 100 kW 115 deg Thu ME English
1645-1830 9460 JUL 100 kW 115 deg Sat ME English
1830-1845 9460 JUL 100 kW 115 deg Sat ME Hebrew
1845-1930 9460 JUL 100 kW 115 deg Sat ME English
1630-1900 9460 JUL 100 kW 115 deg Sun ME English
1830-1900 9470 NAU 125 kW 125 deg Tue ME Hebrew
1915-2000 9470 NAU 250 kW 125 deg Fri ME English
1900-2000 9470 NAU 250 kW 125 deg Sat ME English
1900-2015 9470 NAU 250 kW 125 deg Sun ME English
1715-1835 9730 JUL 100 kW 110 deg Mon/Wed/Fri ME Arabic
1800-1835 9730 JUL 100 kW 110 deg Tue/Thu ME Arabic
1800-1900 9730 JUL 100 kW 110 deg Sat/Sun ME English
1630-1715 11645 WER 250 kW 120 deg Tue/Wed ME Arabic
1630-1730 11645 WER 250 kW 120 deg Mon/Thu/Fri ME Arabic
0845-1015 17545 JUL 100 kW 130 deg Fri ME Arabic
1530-1600 12035 JUL 100 kW 090 deg Mon/Thu SoAs English
1500-1600 12035 JUL 100 kW 090 deg Tue SoAs Urdu
1530-1545 12035 JUL 100 kW 090 deg Wed SoAs Urdu
1545-1600 12035 JUL 100 kW 090 deg Wed SoAs English
1530-1600 12035 JUL 100 kW 090 deg Fri SoAs Punjabi
1500-1600 12035 JUL 100 kW 090 deg Sat SoAs English
1530-1600 12035 JUL 100 kW 090 deg Sun SoAs Urdu
1530-1600 13645 WER 250 kW 090 deg Mon-Fri SoAs Hindi
1500-1530 13645 WER 250 kW 075 deg Fri/Sun SoAs Bengali
1400-1545 13645 WER 250 kW 090 deg Sat SoAs English
1400-1500 13645 WER 250 kW 090 deg Sun SoAs English
Adventist World Radio (AWR):
0500-0600 6045 JUL 100 kW 115 deg Daily EaEu Bulgarian
1000-1100 9610 JUL 100 kW 145 deg Sun SoEu Italian
1900-1930 9800 JUL 100 kW 200 deg Daily NoAf Arabic
1930-2000 9800 JUL 100 kW 200 deg Wed NoAf DialArabic
1930-2000 9800 JUL 100 kW 200 deg Sun-Tue NoAf Kabyle
1930-2000 9800 JUL 100 kW 200 deg Thu-Sat NoAf Tachelhit
2000-2030 9695 JUL 100 kW 200 deg Daily NoAf French
RTBF:
0600-0815 17580 JUL 100 kW 160 deg Mon-Fri CeAf French
0600-1100 17580 JUL 100 kW 160 deg Sat/Sun CeAf French
1100-1300 21565 JUL 100 kW 160 deg Daily CeAf French
1600-1900 13590 JUL 100 kW 160 deg Mon-Sat CeAf French
1700-1900 13590 JUL 100 kW 160 deg Sun CeAf French
Trans World Radio (TWR):
0630-0645 6130 JUL 100 kW 100 deg Mon-Fri CeEu Slovak
0930-0945 6105 JUL 100 kW 105 deg Tue-Sat CeEu Hungarian
0930-0945 7210 JUL 100 kW 100 deg Tue-Sat CeEu Hungarian
1130-1200 6130 JUL 100 kW 100 deg Sat CeEu Slovak
1130-1200 7225 JUL 100 kW 105 deg Sat CeEu Slovak
Christian Science Monitor:
1000-1100 6055 JUL 100 kW 115 deg Sun CeEu German
1800-1830 9470 JUL 100 kW 200 ged Tue till Jan.31 NoWeAf French
1800-1830 9490 JUL 100 kW 160 deg Thu till Jan.26 CeEaAf French
1900-2000 9890 JUL 100 kW 085 deg Sat EaEu Russian
TNT Hit Radio:
1000-1600 5910 JUL 100 kW non-dir Sat WeEu Dutch/Mx
Brother Stair/The Overcomer Ministries (TOM):
1100-1200 6110 JUL 100 kW 295 deg Daily WeEu English
1100-1200 9855 WER 250 kW 120 deg Daily WeEu/ME English
1300-1500 6110 JUL 100 kW 295 deg Daily (new) WeEu English
1300-1500 9855 WER 250 kW 120 deg Daily (new) WeEu/ME English
1500-1600 6110 JUL 100 kW 295 deg Sat (new) WeEu English
1500-1700 9855 WER 250 kW 120 deg Sat (exDaily) WeEu/ME English
1900-2000 9495 JUL 100 kW 160 deg Daily (ex 9845) SoAf English
Evangelische Missions Gemeiden:
1130-1200 6055 WER 125 kW non-dir Sat/Sun CeEu German
1200-1230 11840 NAU 250 kW 020 deg Sat FE Russian
1600-1630 6000 NAU 250 kW 070 deg Sat EaEu Russian
Missionswerke Arche
1200-1215 6055 WER 250 kW non-dir Sun CeEu German
Free People's Mission Krefeld Inc:
1200-1230 5945 WER 500 kW non-dir Sat WeEu German
1630-1700 9490 WER 250 kW 105 deg Sat ME English
Universal Life (UNL):
1230-1300 6045 JUL 100 kW non-dir Sat WeEu German
1200-1300 6045 JUL 100 kW non-dir Sun WeEu German
1900-1930 7105 JUL 100 kW 115 deg Sun ME English
0100-0130 7145 JUL 100 kW 090 deg Sun SoAs English
Mecklenburg Verpommern Baltic Radio:
1300-1400 6130 JUL 100 kW 060 deg 1st Sun WeEu German
Radio Waaberi:
1330-1400 17660 JUL 100 kW 130 deg Fri EaAf Somali
Radio Traumland:
1400-1530 5925 JUL 100 kW non-dir Sun WeEu German
TDP Radio:
1400-1600 6015 JUL 040 kW non-dir Sat DRM WeEu Dance Mx
Radio Rhino International Africa:
1500-1530 17870 JUL 100 kW 145 deg Wed/Fri EaAf English
Voice of Democratic Eritrea:
1500-1530 12015 JUL 100 kW 140 deg Sat EaAf Tigrina
1530-1600 12015 JUL 100 kW 140 deg Sat EaAf Arabic
1700-1730 9820 JUL 100 kW 140 deg Thu EaAf Tigrina
1730-1800 9820 JUL 100 kW 140 deg Thu EaAf Arabic
Voice of Ethiopian Salvation:
1600-1700 9820 JUL 100 kW 140 deg Sun EaAf Amharic
Radio Huriyo:
1630-1700 9820 WER 125 kW 135 deg Tue/Fri EaAf Somali
Pan American Broadcasting (PAB):
1600-1630 13820 JUL 100 kW 100 deg Thu ME Persian
1430-1445 13820 JUL 100 kW 100 deg Sat ME English
1545-1600 13820 JUL 100 kW 100 deg Sun ME English
1600-1630 13820 JUL 100 kW 100 deg Sun ME English
1930-2030 7260 NAU 250 kW 180 deg Sat from Jan.7 NoAf English
2000-2015 7260 NAU 250 kW 180 deg Sun NoAf English
0030-0045 5945 JUL 100 kW 090 deg Sun SoAs English
1430-1445 13800 WER 250 kW 090 deg Sun SoAs English
Bible Christian Association/BCA/:
1630-1700 6015 JUL 100 kW 070 deg Sun SoEaEu Polish
Voice of Oromo Liberation (Sagalee Bilisummaa Oromoo):
1700-1800 9820 WER 125 kW 135 deg Tue-Sun EaAf Oromo
Radio Reveil Paroles de Vie:
1830-1900 11840 JUL 100 kW 160 deg Thu Af French
Voice of Democratic Path of Ethiopian Unity:
1900-2000 9620 JUL 100 kW 140 deg Wed/Sun EaAf Amharic
Save the Gambia Development Project - Voices from the Diaspora:
2000-2030 9405 JUL 100 kW 210 deg Sat WeAf Wolof/English
(Observer, Bulgaria, Dec 13 via DXLD) Last item via WORLD OF RADIO
1297; See also GAMBIA [non]
** INTERNATIONAL INTERNET. ON THE DOWNLOAD - MP3'S OF ESOTERIC ITEMS,
SOME RADIO-RELATED
We came across this feature on the website of New York non-commercial
radio station WFMU and found it fascinating. WFMU's On The Download
collects MP3s from the fringes once a month: new sounds, obscure
audio, found sound, and other sonic stimulants unique to WFMU. They
can be downloaded free of charge as MP3 files. You can also access the
archives back to June 2004, and in the April 2005 edition we found
several songs by Charlie and his Orchestra, a German swing band from
World War II that pretended to be American, and altered some of the
lyrics of popular songs. You may recall we did an item on this some
years ago on the Media Network radio show.
Another item is "Soviet Putsch" - Vasily Strinikov [sic - actually
Strelnikov], the Casey Kasem of Radio Moscow, discusses how he first
learned of the August 1991 Soviet coup. Followed by Radio Moscow's
first announcement of the takeover. Then there's "Apology" by Radio
Moscow - After the putsch fails, Radio Moscow apologizes for their
unprofessional journalistic activity of the previous three days.
There's much more, which I have still to discover myself, but why not
explore the site for yourself:
On The Download http://wfmu.org/onthedownload.php
# posted by Andy @ 14:49 UT Dec 14 (Media Network blog via DXLD)
** INTERNATIONAL VACUUM. WRN is formally inviting broadcasters to
participate in WRN Arabic, our exciting new radio channel. This Arabic
language channel will be distributed to the Middle East and North
Africa via the Arabsat and Nilesat satellites, allowing international
broadcasters to reach a wide audience base in the region.
At present there is a global focus on the Middle East: the removal of
Saddam Hussein, the US-led push for democratisation of the whole
region, the continuing Israeli-Palestinian question and increasing oil
prices are just some of the issues that have created an enormous and
ongoing international focus and debate within and outside of the
region.
In the last ten years the Middle East has also seen important
developments in the media industry: the phenomenal growth in the use
of satellite television, the creation and rapid expansion of Dubai
Media City, the unprecedented rise of Al Jazeera and the development
of Radio Sawa are just a few.
It is within this context that WRN is developing WRN Arabic – a
channel composed of content and programming in the Arabic language
from international broadcasters who are located outside of the region,
distributed throughout the region to an audience hungry for new
international perspectives. If you would like more information on this
project, such as the rationale behind the new channel, the platforms
we propose to use, technical information, costs and a timeline, please
contact Tim Ayris, Marketing Manager, at tim.ayris @ wrn.org.details
(Wired News from WRN, Dec, via DXLD)
** ITALY. MINISTRY SAYS DTT SWITCHOVER POSTPONED UNTIL 2008 | Text of
press release from the Rome-based Ministry of Communications website
on 1 December
Our country will postpone the date of the switchoff from analogue to
digital from the end of 2006 to the end of 2008, in order to fall into
line with the European Union decisions.
This declaration was made by the minister for communications, Mario
Landolfi, during the Council of Ministers for Communications of the
European Union in Brussels. "Our country foresaw a deadline for 31
December 2006", Hon Landolfi explained, "Now we are able to conform
our deadline to the starting date fixed today by the European
Council".
Particularly, Hon Landolfi was making reference to the resolution of
the EU ministers, passed today, concerning the switchover from
analogue to digital in the lapse of time from 31 December 2008 to 31
December 2012. "Our country, together with the UK and France, forms
part of the leading group, that is, the most progressing one in the
diffusion of this technology. Firstly, the European Union had foreseen
the switchover to digital between 2010 and 2012, but the decision
taken today quickens the process so as to meet more ahead [as
published] countries' requirements".
The minister also announced that the work programme for 'all digital'
regions, Sardinia and Valle d'Aosta, will remain unchanged. So, the
goodbye to the analogue is still foreseen for 31 July 2006, Hon
Landolfi concluded. Source: Ministry of Communications website, Rome,
in English 1 Dec 05 (via BBCM via DXLD)
I assume this is only about television? Note that the words ``radio``
and ``television`` never appear in this item, and what exactly does
``DTT`` stand for? (gh)
** KOREA NORTH. NORTH KOREAN RADIO OBSERVED USING NEW FORMAT TO REPORT
INTERNATIONAL STORIES
In a departure from its long-standing practice of carrying
international news reports in piecemeal fashion, Pyongyang radio,
North Korea's central radio catering for the domestic audience, has
recently launched a new format of compiling two to three smaller
reports of relatively less significance under a single theme,
resembling the format used for years by the party organ Nodong Sinmun.
Beginning in approximately late-August 2005, Pyongyang radio began
grouping two or three third-party and straight international news
reports under similar themes. This format appears to be used most
frequently for pulling together one- or two-line news reports on
crime, economic recession, accidents, and natural disasters in foreign
countries. Following are examples of news summaries showing how
reports are being grouped:
- According to reports on 23 August, two US navy combat vessels
collided in the waters off Florida during a war exercise; a strong
explosion occurred at a building in San Francisco on 19 August; and a
fire broke out in Sydney, Australia (1200 gmt, 27 August).
- The US Department of Commerce reportedly says the number of houses
being built went down by 5.6 per cent in October. Industrial
production volumes reportedly go down by 3.8 and 2.8 per cent in
Belgium and the Netherlands, respectively, in October. Major Japanese
firms also see a downfall in profit margin in the first half of
Japan's 2005 fiscal year (0800 gmt, 26 November).
- According to reports, a criminal arrested in Athens for cyber crimes
targeting children; a person killed in broad daylight in the
Netherlands; and four armed robbers steal a large volume of gemstones
in Belgium (0600 gmt, 3 December).
Pyongyang radio has been observed, however, to occasionally begin
weather-related international news reports with a brief introduction
under a similar format.
Pyongyang radio does continue to carry reports on more sensitive
issues - specifically, such things as South Korea's political and
economic situation, security issues involving the United States and
Japan, China's economic progress, Russia's military development, and,
more recently, avian flu - as individual items. Following are examples
of such reports:
- Iraqi insurgents reportedly carry out serial attacks against
American soldiers, killing three as a result" (0300 gmt, 4 December).
- South Korea's Hanchongnyon reportedly releases a statement
denouncing the political circles for passing the bill on rice
negotiations, saying it is analogous to giving up the nation's food
sovereignty and sentencing farmers to death (0300 gmt, 27 November).
- The Japanese public reportedly severely criticizing the ruling
party's recent bill on a constitutional revision (2200 gmt, 29
November).
This new clustering of news blurbs bears a striking resemblance to the
North Korean party organ Nodong Sinmun's practice of compiling
shorter, less weighty articles under one rubric, ranging from domestic
political and economic issues to South Korean and international news,
spanning from pages one to six.
Although Pyongyang radio carries international news during every
newscast, it appears to use this new format relatively less frequently
- one or two times a day at the most, and mostly after 1500 local
time, or 0600 gmt, as the majority of Pyongyang radio's international
news is dedicated to South Korean news, security affairs, or anti-
Americanism. Like all other North Korean media outlets which carry
international news towards the end of their respective formats,
Pyongyang radio carries international news towards the end of its
newscasts. It carries an average of two to five international,
including South Korean, news reports per newscast, and more in the
evening than in the morning or early afternoon. Source: BBC Monitoring
research in English 9 Dec 05 (via DXLD)
** KOREA NORTH [non]. Open Radio for North Korea seems to be the
official name for the programme broadcast on 5880 kHz at 1500-1600 UT
daily, according to the Daily NK online newspaper here:
http://www.dailynk.com/english/read.php?cataId=nk00100&num=418
This page has an MP3 file of the first day's entire broadcast (on 6
Dec, though incorrectly labelled as 7 Dec on this web page), which
plays automatically in glorious stereo when you go to the page.
As alluded to by Takahito Akabayashi in DXLD 5-210, the broadcast is
topped and tailed with Elgar's "Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1"
(a.k.a. "Land of Hope and Glory"). Deuced odd (to use a posh old
English expression) that a political broadcast from South Korea to the
North should use music so strongly associated with English patriotism!
- see here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/herefordandworcester/music/elgar/loh.shtml
You can hear an edited clip of the broadcast on the Interval Signals
Online website at http://www.intervalsignalsonline.com Regards, (Dave
Kernick, England, Dec 14, WORLD OF RADIO 1297, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
One can only assume the isolated North Koreans are not aware of the
baggage Elgar`s music carries. OTOH, ``Land of Hope and Glory`` could
be construed as an ironic comment. Just watched Independent Lens on
PBS, about the terrible plight of North Korean refugees in China (gh,
DXLD)
WEBSITE DENOUNCES LAUNCH OF FREE NORTH KOREA RADIO
Text of report by Choe Chang-il entitled: "Betrayal against goodwill",
published by North Korean Uriminjokkkiri website on 13 December; the
following appears to be the DPRK media's first reaction to the 7
December launching of South Korea-based "Free North Korea Radio,"
which is transmitted to the North, as cited in first referent item.]
It is said that the "North Korean escapees," who turned their backs on
their country and nation, have recently gathered together in South
Korea and started some "shortwave radio broadcast."
This so-called broadcast, launched in the name of the nation's
traitors under the United States' active sponsorship and the
instigation of the "Grand National Party [GNP]," which is the party of
national treason, aims its arrow of attack at slandering and vilifying
us and breaking down the Republic's system, riding the coattails of
the United States' smear propaganda against the Republic.
The United States has raked up a bunch of human trash that knows
neither conscience nor moral sense from here and there, and made it
possible to introduce a shortwave radio broadcast specializing in
smear propaganda against the Republic. The ugly purpose of this lies
in preventing South Korea's public sentiment from shifting towards the
Republic following the announcement of the 15 June Joint Declaration
and at the same time attempting to render some credibility to the
"North Korean human rights" smear campaign [the United States]
brandishes.
When the "North Korean escapees" started an Internet broadcast in
South Korea last year to incite confrontation against the Republic, we
already exposed their sly goal and took issue with its gravity.
Still, the Internet broadcast has continued, instead of getting
stopped, and things have reached a grave stage today - the launch of a
shortwave broadcast.
We have taken the firm measure to stop all broadcasts targeting South
Korea and faithfully abided by it for the nation's unity and North-
South reconciliation in line with the demands of the 15 June era.
Despite it, not to mention that anti-Republic broadcasts are openly
permitted in South Korea, they are increasing by the day. There is no
other way but to view it as an unforgivable betrayal against goodwill.
Therefore, the shortwave radio broadcast started by the nation's
traitors in South Korea deserves to receive the entire nation's strong
condemnation and denunciation, for being a smear broadcast to realize
the United States' policy to crush the Republic and for being a rash
act against the nation, which tries to turn back the 15 June
independent reunification era.
We cannot help but take notice of the fact that the United States and
the "GNP" lurk behind the ugly human creatures that started the
shortwave radio broadcast against the Republic.
It is none other than the United States and the "GNP" bastards who
threw bread crumbs to the "North Korean escapees," who cannot squarely
look at the bright world due to the offences they committed, so that
they could continue with their remaining years. The broadcast scripts
ringing out of the radio are no more than the scripts pressed in their
hands by them [GNP and US].
Therefore, the current anti-North shortwave radio broadcast is not a
simple "North Korean escapees' broadcast," but a miniature version of
"Radio Free Asia" tooted by the United States and the "GNP's" [US]
flattering bugle to negate our system and derail North-South
relations.
Nevertheless, the United States and the "GNP" gang [p'aedang] must
clearly know the following:
Even if they rake together all sorts of good-for-nothings who have
nowhere else to go and ugly human creatures to produce false trickery
and fabrications as much as they want, they can never tarnish the
dignified image of our Republic in the slightest, can never break our
single-hearted unity with which we form one big harmonious family, and
can never block the rapid flow of the 15 June independent
reunification era, in which [we] advance powerfully under the "by-our-
nation" banner.
South Korean people must resolutely smash the manoeuvres of the United
States and the GNP, perpetrated to interfere in the implementation of
the 15 June Joint Declaration and derail North-South relations, and
must wage a powerful struggle to put a complete stop to all types of
anti-North smear propaganda through newspapers and broadcasts. Source:
Uriminjokkkiri website, Pyongyang in Korean 13 Dec 05 (via BBCM via
DXLD)
** KOREA NORTH [non]. Cland, 5890, Shiokaze, 1910 12 Dec with talk
again in Japanese names (Watanabe, etc.) S5, 22332 (Zacharias Liangas,
Thessaloniki, Greece, WORLD OF RADIO 1297, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KOREA SOUTH [non]. KBS, R. Korea, Seoul, English to NAm [via
Canada] at 1300 on 9650: mostly useless. Heavy hash and by time it
does propagate, transmission is in final minutes. The 0200 on 9560 has
been coming in well but there was no show or QRN not too long into the
B sked (Bob Thomas, CT, Dec 7, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** KURDISTAN [and non]. Iran/Iraq clandestines heard in November:
Voice of Revolution & V. of he Communist Party of Iran, in Farsi,
Kurdish, and vernaculars: 1425-1527, 1625-1825 (Fridays -1855) on
3850-3890, 4350-4395, 6405-6435 kHz
Voice of the Struggle of Iranian Kurdistan, in Kurdish and Persian:
0320-0425 and 1515-1625 on 4400-4410 kHz
Voice of Komala in Persian and Kurdish, 0325-0455 (also reported as
0255-0425) and 1653-1825 only on 4615 kHz
Voice of Iranian Kurdistan, Persian & Kurdish, 0250-0455, 1525-1727 on
3960-3980, 4850-4890 kHz
Voice of Independence was unheard on 4160 1-14 November
(Rumen Pankov, Bulgaria, Dec BDXC-UK Communication via DXLD)
** LATVIA. Relays on 9290 KHZ
Sat 17 December
Radio Six 0700-0800 UT
Sun 18 December
Radio City 0900-1000 UT
Radio Caroline Eifel 1000-1100 UT
Radio Six 1200-1300 UT
EMR 1400-1600 UT
Good Listening 73s (Tom Taylor, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** LIBYA. 9745, Shaab al Iraq, 1840-1851, escuchada el 14 de diciembre
en arabe a locutor con comentarios, la emisión se corta bruscamente,
SINPO 554433 [sic] (José Miguel Romero, EA5-1022, Burjasot (Valencia),
España, SANGEAN ATS 909, Antena telescópica, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
That would be the obscure external service in Arabic just for Iraq,
believed to be transmitted actually from Libya, not to be confused
with Bahrain also in Arabic on 9745 (gh, DXLD)
** LITHUANIA. Both Vilnius English broadcasts to NAm are hit or miss
(Bob Thomas, CT, Dec 7, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** LITHUANIA [non?]. Contrary to Bernd Trutenau in 5-208, that this
would be 50 kW near Klaipeda:
Radio 390 is planning to start broadcasts via the 500 kW Kaliningrad
[RUSSIA] transmitter on 1386 from 10 pm to 3 am [timezone???] on Xmas
Eve and was due to conduct a test before that. According to Paul
Francis from the station, 390 also plans to use shortwave in the New
Year (Anorak Nation, via Offshore subheading, Radio Without Licence,
Dec World DX Club Contact via DXLD)
** MALI. 7284.5 kHz, R. Mali in a mess which I cannot sort out ---
what it consists about for a very weak signal is surely Mali's and
then some distorted-like audio from what I believe is 1~2 other
stations on 7285, possibly Asian, but too noisy a frequency to ID.
That's \\ to 11960, but this is typically bad here, or at least is
should be better given the listed power; weakish audio too. The sort
of noise I refer to isn't exactly the "crack" due to thunderstorms or
heavy static discharges, but what I presume is what some call "white
noise", i.e. a flow-like, almost evenly leveled noise experienced
during certain parts of the day, mostly mornings, prior to signal fade
outs, and to some extent as if one's hearing a feeble DRM signal
underneath. At noon & a bit later, the reported signals simply don't
fade away over here, they decrease as the morning turns into
afternoon, and later some other stations fade in, which is when other
sort of problems arise - co-channel QRM. 73, (Carlos Gonçalves,
Portugal, Dec 13, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** MAURITANIA. 7245 kHz, R. Mauritanie, putting a much better signal
today, Arabic, talks, jingle and announcements at 1200, newscast;
4(nearly 5)4344, but weakish audio (which would correspond to O=3 at
the most) and adjacent QRM de DRM signals on 7240 & 7250, so these
combined, especially if stronger adjacent QRM was experienced,
possibly explain why I didn't spot Nouakchott this past Sat. & Sun.
morning around 1030 despite my southerly and quiet DX location. Even
now, the only way to get this sort of reception is adjusting the
elevated K9AY, not with other more adequate antennae for this band and
their position for using any of the other aerials now means noise all
the way (Carlos Gonçalves, Portugal, Dec 13, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** NEW ZEALAND. Hi All, I'm receiving weak DRM signals on 15720 kHz at
0115 UT, December 14. Presumed RNZI testing to the Pacific, but too
weak for any digital id here in Wellington, NZ. I guess I'm at that
"awkward" distance and direction from the transmitter. 73 (Chris
Mackerell, P.O. Box 2241, Wellington 6015, New Zealand, ripple via
DXLD)
The following was received from Adrian Sainsbury RNZI visiting Suva,
Fiji during the tests. Thanks Mark, Chris is quite correct. The signal
here in Suva was extremely strong and the DRM test was very
successful. Cheers Adrian (via Mark Nicholls, NZ, ibid.)
** NIGERIA. 7255 kHz, V. of Nigeria, only chance to hear is via the
elevated K9AY too, deep fades spoiling reception of the Vernacular
program; 34332, adjacent QRM de DRM signal (7250), the same affecting
Mauritania [q.v., 7245]. At some point, the trash emanating from the
DRM signals "looks" like noise underneath the station one's observing
(Carlos Gonçalves, Portugal, Dec 13 circa 1200, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** PARAGUAY. Hi Glenn, R. Nacional del Paraguay on 9737 is inactive.
This after one week of monitoring and also OM Harald Kuhl in Germany
says that during their ADDX meeting November 25-27 the station was
not active as well (Horacio Nigro, Montevideo Uruguay, Dec 13, Kenwood
R-600 randomwire 25 m long, WORLD OF RADIO 1297, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** PORTUGAL [non]. As recently reported (*), our RTPi (that's the TV
branch of RTP, which includes RDP, the radio service) will be airing
its weekly news magazine via TV Nacional of R Brás every Sat. at 2300-
0000 Brasília local time [0100-0200 UT Sunday]. *) in Jornal de
Notícias, Lisboa, 08Dec'05 (Carlos Gonçalves, Portugal, DX LISTENING
DIGEST) See also BRAZIL [non]
** RUSSIA. HACKER KNOCKS RUSSIA TODAY OFF THE AIR
The Moscow Times Tuesday, December 13, 2005. Issue 3315. Page 3.
http://www.themoscowtimes.com/stories/2005/12/13/013.html
Less than two days after going on the air, Kremlin-funded news channel
Russia Today was wiped off the world's television screens Monday in an
attack blamed on a hacker.
Viewers saw the English-language channel periodically freeze and then
vanish in what Russia Today editor Margarita Simonyan said was an
"invasion of the computer system."
The invasion "led to viruses, which led to breakdowns in
transmission," she said, Interfax reported.
The attack is the latest setback for the channel, which is designed to
show the world a Russian perspective on news and was originally
scheduled to go on the air in September.
Critics and media have expressed doubts as to how objective Russia
Today will be, saying it is simply a propaganda machine for the
government. Simonyan, a former Kremlin correspondent for Rossia state
television, has insisted that the channel will offer "objective and
interesting" reporting.
Simonyan did not say when the channel would go back on air or who
might be behind the virus attack. "The channel will suspend
broadcasting until technical faults have been fixed," Russia Today
said in a statement.
The glitch prompted news site Gazeta.ru to dub the channel "Russia
Yesterday." The satellite channel is broadcast in Moscow on the NTV-
Plus cable system (via Gerald T. Pollard, DXLD)
** SERBIA & MONTENEGRO [non]. Radio SM, English at 1930 on 6100 ---
extremely low, often mashed by heavy hash (Bob Thomas, CT, Dec 7, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
** SOMALIA. Received a QSL today from Radio Hargeisa in the Republic
of Somaliland (NASWA Country: Somali, Dem. Rep. - British) for
reception on 29 November 2005 on 7530 kHz. V/s: Baldur Drobnica. Card
states that they run 10 kW into a T-antenna.
Report was sent to their German postal address with $1. Card was
mailed from USA with a cover letter and the $1 was returned via an
amateur radio operator in Virginia. Apparently $1 is not enough for
return postage from Germany and the v/s sent my card along with his
amateur radio QSL and then the Virginia op forwarded my QSL. My 217th
NASWA Country verified (Steve Lare, Holland, MI, dxldyg via DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
Correct, postage from Germany to the US is 1.55 EUR for a simple
letter (1.70 EUR from Jan 1, 2006) [same prices for snail mail and
air mail if under 20g]. That are already $1.90 or $2.10 US (that`s the
problem when the USD is so 'low'). Better to send an IRC as return
postage for transcontinental letters (M. Schöch, Germany, ibid.)
Great catch, Steve, and an even greater QSL! FYI: Mostly for other
subscribers who may not be aware as you are. Depending on the region
of the world, postage now ranges from $2 to $4. Especially since the
value of the USA dollar has taken a dive. Bolivia was around $3 and
Albania was closer to $4. Sometimes the party is pocketing part of it
and other times it is the real cost for them. So send three IRC to a
SW station or at least $2. Steve, getting your dollar back does not
necessarily mean that it was inadequate postage. Some simply return
the green stamps. I have had this happen several dozen times with hams
and three times with 'large' short-wave stations. Mostly Oriental.
Great catch! (Duane W8DBF Fischer, swl at qth.net via DXLD)
Yes it apparently was, according to the note the v/s sent. Though like
you I have had some stations simply return the funds (Steve Lare
Holland, MI USA, ibid.)
** SOUTH AFRICA. Re 5-213: No, I didn't really mean you in particular,
just those - and there are many - who may just find anything Afrikaner
is not particularly "easy" to speak about or then, like you put it,
may find Afrikaner not politically correct to speak about. As to not
being treated equally, it wouldn't surprise me at all, but mind you
many black Africans there use it everyday, possibly a lot more than
non-English-speaking whites do. Also, it's only too widely known that
ANY English speaker is just reluctant to speak ANY other lang. even if
living in a foreign country where he/she simply expects the nationals
would make it easier by speaking English... which is not strange if
one thinks about what English monarchs did throughout the centuries re
the use of the C[K]eltic languages in the British Isles, so in
laymen's terms, one could say they can't help it for it's in the
veins, and no matter harsh this may sound, well, it's a fact everybody
knows or feels (Carlos Gonçalves, Portugal, Dec 14, DX LI STENING
DIGEST)
** SRI LANKA. 11905, SLBC, 1151 14 Dec with Tamil songs, 1200+ with
religious Christian program till 1400 starting and ending with the
same a cappella song followed by Tamil song program also after 1230.
S7 max 33333 at best. At 1230 VoT [Turkey?] on 11910 QRMs a little the
station (Zacharias Liangas, Thessaloniki, Greece, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** SWEDEN. While listening to Radio Sweden on 7420 at 2030 UT this
morning there was an item saying the Swedish Government were dropping
digital broadcasts. There was mention that unlike England there were
no retailers selling DAB enabled radios in Sweden. There's an audio
report at http://www.sr.se/rs/english/ but I can't listen on this PC -
no sound (Wayne Bastow, Wyoming, NSW, Australia, UT Dec 14, dxldyg via
DX LISTENING DIGEST)
SWEDISH GOVERNMENT PULLS THE PLUG ON DAB RADIO | Text of report in
English by Radio Sweden text website on 14 December
The Swedish government has pulled the plug on digital radio, at least
in its current form.
Digital Audio Broadcasting, or DAB, is the official format for digital
radio in Europe, and much of the rest of the world. Public broadcaster
Swedish Radio, home of Radio Sweden, has been adding more and more DAB
channels over the past ten years. Sweden has been second only to
Britain in developing the system.
But unlike Britain it is almost impossible to buy a DAB receiver in
this country, and without receivers there has been almost no audience.
It's been kind of a chicken and egg effect - retailers won't sell
receivers unless there are more digital stations, and Sweden's
commercial broadcasters have been waiting for the official government
announcement that analogue FM radio is being phased out before they
spend the money to switch to DAB.
Last year an official commission recommended a transition period to
the new technology. But now the Swedish government has pulled the plug
on the whole project. Minister of Culture Leif Pagrotsky points to the
lack of audience, and says it would cost too much to continue
broadcasting parallel in both DAB and FM. He says Swedish Radio's 50m-
dollar investment in digital radio was not wasted, and praises the
broadcaster for moving forward with radio over the internet and on new
generation mobile telephones, as well as podcasts. Pagrotsky also
wants Swedish Radio to put its signals available through digital
television systems, something which has only been partially explored.
In response, Swedish Radio Director-General Peter Orn says the
government's decision is regrettable. He points out that the
initiative for DAB here came not just from the public broadcaster but
from the entire industry and public transmitter operator Teracom, and
the Swedish parliament allocated funds specifically for developing
DAB. Source: Radio Sweden text website, Stockholm, in English 0000 gmt
14 Dec 05 (via BBCM via DXLD)
THE END OF DAB IN SWEDEN
Christer Hederström, Media Advisor and Editor of the newsletter Public
Access, Stockholm, Sweden writes: The minister of culture and
education Leif Pagrotsky has announced that he will not take any
decision to close down the analogue FM network in Sweden. The
government will not cater to the requests from the national public
broadcaster Sveriges Radio to start nationwide digital radio DAB
broadcasting. Pagrotsky says that it will not be worth the money. It
will be too expensive to replace 25-30 million analogue FM receivers
in Sweden. Sveriges Radio has already put €40 million into DAB mostly
for broadcasts on a temporary basis in four cities for a couple of
years, but a transmission network for the whole country is already
established but put on ice awaiting a government decision.
By this decision Sweden follow the example of Finland which a year ago
closed the DAB case. Sveriges Radio will now concentrate more on other
technologies such as webcasting and podcasting as well as radio via
mobile telephones (DVB-H). Leif Pagrotsky has also mentioned radio via
the terrestial digital television network (DTT) as a good solution for
Sveriges Radio.
Sveriges Radio is not unaware of the DRM technology as its overseas
service Radio Sweden is broadcasting via Radio Netherlands and Radio
Canada International on DRM shortwave, and also have some experimental
transmissions from the Sölvesborg shortwave transmitter site in
Sweden. However, a debate about digitalization of the FM-band (DRM+ or
HD Radio) has not yet started in Sweden.
# posted by Andy @ 16:23 Dec 14 (Media Network blog via DXLD)
** TAIWAN [non]. RTI PLANNING TO VISIT INDIA AND BANGLADESH
The English service is planning to have a get-together with listeners
in India and Bangladesh. Our tentative plan is to travel to New Delhi
on 2/18, Kolkata (Calcutta) on 2/20, and Dhaka on 2/22. If you are
interested in our visit or have any suggestions, please contact us at
paula @ rti.org.tw Via RTI web site
http://english.rti.org.tw/Content/WhatsNewSingle.aspx?ContentID=4411
73s, (via Daniel Say; and via Swopan Chakroborty, Kolkata, India,
dxldyg via DXLD)
** U K. BBC CLOSES KAZAKH SERVICE, CIS TELEVISION REPORTS | Text of
report by Russian Zvezda TV on 13 December
BBC is no longer present in Kazakhstan. The BBC World Service is
closing its office in the republic - the Kazakh-language radio.
Offices in Eastern Europe, Greece and Thailand have met the same fate.
The BBC management explained these steps by the need to save funds in
order to reallocate them for setting up Arabic-language television.
[This report appeared on "CIS News" produced by Mir TV CIS television
and broadcast on Russian Zvezda TV] Source: Zvezda TV, Moscow, in
Russian 1230 gmt 13 Dec 05 (via BBCM via DXLD)
?? You don`t have to be ``present`` with an office in order to carry
out broadcasts to a certain country, tho it helps (gh, DXLD)
** U K. Front covers for all the Xmas editions of Radio Times, going
back to the first in 1923, can be seen at
http://www.tvradiobits.co.uk/radiotimes/christmas.htm
This is part of the wonderful TV and Radio Bits website, which
includes a thousand Radio Times covers, jingles, logos, video and
audio clips, unsung DJs, other BBC national and local radio and TV
IDs: http://www.tvradiobits.co.uk/
(Chris Brand, Webwatch, Dec BDXC-UK Communication via DXLD)
** U S A [non]. Some VOA/RFE/RL/RFA changes
6050 1400-1500 TIN 500 287 RFA Canton (x15255)
6225 2100-2115 IRA 250 322 VOA Ukr (x6215)
6225 2115-2130 IRA 250 322 VOA Ukr (x6215)
7125 1800-1900 IRA 250 324 RL Caucas (x6215)
7280 1400-1500 TIN 500 286 RFA Canton (x9825)
9415 1730-1800 MOR 250 99 VOA Oromo (x7245)
9415 1800-1900 IRA 250 279 VOA Amhar (x7245)
9415 1900-1930 MOR 250 99 VOA Tigre (x7245)
9610 1530-1600 KAV 250 95 VOA Georg (x11965)
11785 0200-0400 PHT 250 315 RL Kazakh (x11885)
11820 1600-1615 MOR 500 59 VOA Bosn (x11965KAV)
11840 2330-2400 IRA 250 57 VOA Burm (x7260)
11955 1730-1800 KAV 250 172 VOA Oromo (x11690)
11955 1800-1900 KAV 250 172 VOA Amhar (x11690)
11955 1900-1930 KAV 250 172 VOA Tigre (x11690)
11970 1600-1700 PHT 250 283 VOA Bangl (x15185)
12015 0000-0200 TIN 250 341 RL Russ (x11885)
13755 1730-1800 MOR 250 108 VOA Oromo (x13800, x13790)
13755 1800-1900 IRA 250 275 VOA Amhar (x13800, x13790)
13755 1900-1930 IRA 250 275 VOA Tigre (x13800, x13790)
15130 0700-0900 UDO 250 335 RL Russ (x17730)
15345 1400-1600 LAM 100 77 RL Kirgyz delete
(Wolfgang Büschel, Dec 12, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. 9860, WWCR Monday evening 12-12-2005 at 2301-44 UT, Programs
// 5070.010 mostly Old Time Radio MIXED with program // 7465.001 in
Spanish. Heard this weaker 9860 mix on two separate radios & antennas.
I noticed that 7465+1x=9860 and 5070+2x=9860 and x=2395. But, who
can tell me why? (Wells Perkins in New Jersey, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Wells, That is a typical formula for a mixing product between two
nearby transmitters, 2B - A, altho usually they are on the same band,
not separated by over 2 MHz! First I have heard of this particular
example. I also call it leapfrogging. However, I don`t see how this
time can be correct, as 7465 is scheduled to be in Spanish at 2200-
2300 UT, and off the air after 2300. Did you mean 2201-2244? (Glenn to
Wells, via DXLD)
** U. S. A. WBCQ SCHEDULE UPDATES
Tuesday, December 13, 2005 --- Allan confirms the following schedule
changes: Creation Nation moved from Sunday 2300-2400 on 7415 to
Tuesday 2330-2400 on 7415; Inside View On Health with Dezert Owl is
now Sunday 2000-2100 on 7415, and Sunday 2300-2400 is now an available
time slot with a rebroadcast of Allan's show to fill in the meantime.
Sunday, December 11, 2005 --- WBCQ's own Tom Barna is hosting Tom's
Lost Classics live on Sundays at 0430 on 9330, with a replay on
Mondays at 0545 on 7415. The debut broadcast happened on December 11.
I noticed Dezert Owl live on 7415 at 2000 on December 11. I did not
catch the show's name but I am assuming that this is another slot for
Forbidden History and Other Lost Writings.
Allan Weiner Worldwide, from Friday evening, December 9, was repeated
at 2300 UTC Sunday, December 11, on 7415.
Tuesday, December 6, 2005 --- Jim Cedarstrom's Money Talk replaces all
time slots occupied by The Hour of The Time, which is leaving
shortwave. Money Talk expands to M-F 2000-2100 on 7415//9330 in
addition to M-F 1900-2000 on 7415 and M-F 2300-2400 on 5110.
I noticed "Creation Nation" at 2330 on Tuesday, December 6, presumably
replacing Reaching Up Radio. I will confirm this program's move from
Sunday afternoons with Allan before updating the schedule (Larry Will,
the WBCQ Program Guide, Dec 13, dxldyg via DXLD)
I see in the RFA schedule, ASIA [non] above, that 7415 is now in use
for Tibetan via Dushanbe, Tajikistan, at 2300-2359. Do WORLD OF RADIO
listeners experience any interference from that on Weds? Of course
there would also be Chinese jamming (gh, WORLD OF RADIO 1297, DXLD)
** U S A. Great news! George Jacobs is active again. Right now he has
only one client, World Harvest Radio, but there is every sign that he
is looking for more (David Crystal, Israel, Dec World DX Club Contact
via DXLD)
Well, there are no signs of this on his website http://www.gjainc.com
where the current schedule is for B-03! Including non-existent KIMF,
WRNO, and not WHR. Says WRMI is for sale at $950,000. No mention that
Anna Case is deceased, either. (gh)
** U S A [and non]. Blog about the late Dr Gene Scott & Melissa
Pastore a.k.a. Barbi Bridges:
http://thomashawk.com/2005/02/dr-gene-scott-dead-at-75.html
Listen/view page where one may see the widow preaching live Sundays at
1900 UT: http://www.drgenescott.com/listen-live.htm (via DXLD)
** U S A [non]. Bandscanning in the 1500 UT hour I often come across a
pretty good signal with Mr. Harold Camping, droning on Family Radio,
but audio doesn`t sound like WYFR. Indeed, it isn`t, but 1400-1600 on
15520 DHA 250 kW / 085 deg to SoAs in Hindi/English i.e. UAE relay,
per 5-205 (Glenn Hauser, OK, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. I noticed that KNAU Flagstaff AZ still had their 2004
holiday specials page up, nothing about 2005, so enquired, and got
this response (gh):
Hello, Sorry for the delay on the holiday program list. We are in the
process of moving our entire website to a new internet service
provider, so some things are not happening as timely as we would like.
Here is our holiday program list. Programs listed as "News/Classical"
are available on our NPR News and Classical Music Service, KNAU 88.7
and the programs listed as "News/Talk" are on our NPR News and Talk
service, KNAU/KPUB 91.7.
Unfortunately, our webstream is also down, but here's the list anyway.
KNAU Holiday Specials
Wednesday, December 14th, 7-8pm (News/Classical)
Christmas with the Philadelphia Singers 2005 . . .
Hope that helps (Alice L. Ferris, MBA, CFRE Development Director KNAU
Arizona Public Radio, Dec 13, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Will follow up if they get the streaming back before yearend (Glenn
Hauser, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** U S A. Infinity Rebranded "CBS Radio"
The INFINITY BROADCASTING name is being retired in favor of CBS RADIO.
The move is being made in anticipation of the split of parent VIACOM
into two companies and the radio division's inclusion in the new CBS
CORP. The new CBS RADIO will also carry the slogan "Broadcast ... HD
... Streaming ... On-Demand."
"This is a proud moment for all of us who love the CBS name, and who
know the storied history of CBS Radio," said CBS CEO/Pres. LES MOONVES
in a statement. "It is one of the most revered brands in broadcasting,
with a history that predates the television era. CBS RADIO was there
at the infancy of radio, playing a formative role in shaping and
building this dynamic industry, and we're incredibly proud to bring it
back."
"In reclaiming the CBS RADIO name, our division will embrace that
strong legacy of quality and leadership while at the same time look
towards the future, leveraging our great brands, talent and market-
leading positions as we forge new ground in distribution, content and
technology," added INFINITY Chairman/CEO JOEL HOLLANDER. "It's only
natural that we'd want to use the CBS RADIO name to re-brand our radio
stations, which will continue to innovate and redefine our industry
much as they have throughout the last 75 years." (allaccess.com via
Brock Whaley, DXLD)
** U S A. Re Star over Orlando, Inc. Hi - I found your mention of the
station in a Google search, and if I understand what you were saying,
the station will be heard between Titusville and New Smyrna Beach. I'm
up in south Marion Co., about 10 miles south of Ocala. I was hoping we
might be able to hear the station up here, but I guess not, eh?
WEUS 810 AM, Orlovista, Florida (Orlando area): This station will
become an Air America Radio affiliate in January 2006.
http://www.airamericaradio.com/
Air America is liberal/progressive talk radio; I've been a dedicated
listener since they went on the air in March of 2004; I've owned a
Sirius satellite radio, and now own an XM satellite radio in order to
listen to the station. Terrestrial radio is utter crap except for NPR
affiliates, and I live on the fringe of 3 of them, none of which are
dependable. I listen to NPR almost exclusively on the internet as a
consequence. Cheers (Jeanie Bauer, FL, Dec 14, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
Seems to me it should be audible in Ocala area (gh, DXLD)
** UZBEKISTAN. UZBEK STATE RADIO GOES ONLINE
The first two domestic radio channels of the Uzbek State Television
and Radio Company (Uzteleradio) are now available streamed live online
from the company's main website at http://www.teleradio.uz The
"Uzbekistan" and "Yoshlar" channels are streamed at 20 kbps mono in
MP3 format via an embedded Windows Media Player.
The website can be viewed in either English, Russian or Uzbek
editions, and also offers on-demand video files of Uzteleradio TV news
reports in those three languages, in both 28 kbps dialup and 256 kbps
broadband quality.
Prominent on the homepage is a link to the website http://ino.uzpak.uz
of Uzteleradio's multilingual external service, Radio Tashkent
International. This website is also available in English, Russian and
Uzbek, and includes shortwave frequency details, programme guides, and
a live audio stream.
Uzteleradio operates four domestic radio networks, mostly in Uzbek and
Russian, on the following schedule:
1st Channel: "Uzbekistan" at 0000-2000 UT
2nd Channel: "Yoshlar" at 0000-2000 UT
3rd Channel: "Mash'al" at 0000-2100 UT
4th Channel: "Do'stlik" at 0000-2000 UT (includes some Kazakh,
Kyrgyz and Tajik programming, + 8 hours relay of Russia's Radio Mayak)
Radio Tashkent International airs 30-minute programmes in English at
0100, 1200, 1330, 2030 and 2130 UT. The station also broadcasts
programmes in Arabic, Dari, German, Hindi, Mandarin, Pashto, Persian,
Turkish, Uighur, Urdu, and Uzbek.
Click your way to Interval Signals Online at
http://www.intervalsignalsonline.com Regards, (Dave Kernick,
England, Dec 14, WORLD OF RADIO 1297, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
** UZBEKISTAN. UZBEKISTAN BARS RADIO LIBERTY
Reuters Wednesday, December 14, 2005. Issue 3316. Page 4.
ALMATY, Kazakhstan -- Uzbekistan's Foreign Ministry has told
U.S.-funded broadcaster Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty it would no
longer accredit its journalists or bureau in Tashkent, effectively
outlawing its reporters.
A letter from the Foreign Ministry to RFE/RL's acting president,
obtained by Reuters, accused the broadcaster of breaking its rules
by using freelance Uzbek journalists who had no accreditation.
In October, Britain's BBC World Service closed its office in
Tashkent and withdrew its journalists, saying that authorities were
intimidating them.
RFE/RL and the BBC World Service were the main sources of
independent news in the Uzbek language when troops forcefully
suppressed an uprising in Andijan in May.
No comment was immediately available from the Uzbek Foreign Ministry
on Tuesday. (c) Copyright 2005 The Moscow Times. All rights reserved
(via Mike Cooper, WORLD OF RADIO 1297, DXLD)
** VANUATU. Re report in Oct DX News about Radio Vanuatu transmitter
repairs, I am hearing Vanuatu on 3945 most evenings, but not 7260 as
yet (Don Rhodes, Yarra Glen, Melbourne, Australia, 12 November, BDXC
UK Communication, Dec, via DXLD)
** VATICAN STATE. Complete B05 medium and short-wave schedule of
Vatican Radio, 139 entries.
Albanian
0620 EU 1260 1611
2000 EU 1260 1611 6185 7250
Amharic, Tigre
0400 AF 103.8 7360 9660
1630 AF 103.8 11625 13765 (x15570)
Angelus
1100 AF su,H 93.3 105 585 1530 1611D 15595 21850
1100 AS su,H 93.3 105 585 1530 1611D 15595 17515
1100 EU su,H 93.3 105 585 1530 1611D 5885 7250 9645 11740
Arabic
0500 AF 1260 9645 11715
0500 AS 1260 9645 11715
0745 AF mo-fr 93.3 1530 7250 9645 15595
0745 AS mo-fr 93.3 1530 15595
0745 EU mo-fr 93.3 1530 5885
1630 AF 1260 9755 11850 (x11625 x15595)
1630 AS 1260 9755 11850 (x11625 x15595)
2140 AF 93.3 1530 5885 7250
2140 EU 93.3 1530 4005
Armenian
0310 EU 1260 6185 9645
1650 EU 1611 7365-til Mar 04,2006 9585 11715-from Mar 05, 2006
Bulgarian
0540 EU 1611 6185 7335
1920 EU 1260 1611 6185 7365
Byelorussian
0420 EU 1260 6185 7335
1800 EU 1260 1611 6185-til Mar 04,2006 7365 9585-from Mar 05,2006
Chinese
new additional 0000 AS 13780KHB-RUS
1230 AS exc.Sat 103.8 6020PUG-PHL 13770 15235
2200 AS 103.8 6145 7305 9600KHB-RUS not Dec 04,2005 - Feb 04,2006
9600P.K-RUS only Dec 04,2005 - Feb 04,2006
Croatian
0350 EU 93.3 1530 4005
1750 EU 93.3 1467ROU-F 1530 4005 5885 7250
Czech
0410 EU 93.3 1530 4005 5885
1830 EU 93.3 1467ROU-F 1530 4005 5885 7250
English
0250 AM 7305 9605
0300 AF 103.8 7360
0500 AF 103.8 7360 9660 11625
0600 EU 93,3 1530 4005 5885 7250
0630 AF 103.8 9660 11625 13765
delete 1030 EU mo,tu,th-sa 105 585 1611 5885
1730 AF 103.8 9755 11625 13765 (x15570)
2000 AF 103.8 7365 9755 11625
2050 EU 93.3 105 585 1530 4005 5885 7250
Esperanto
2020 EU su,H 93.3 105 585 1530 4005 5885
2020 EU we,th 1260 1611 6185 7250
2250 EU su,H 93.3 105 585 1530 1611D 4005 5885
French
0230 AF 103.8 7360
0230 AM 7305 9605
0430 AF 103.8 7360 9660
0540 EU 93,3 1530 4005 5885 7250
0600 AF 103.8 9660 11625 13765
1200 EU mo-fr 105 585 1611D 5885
1700 AF 103.8 11625 13765 (x15570)
2030 AF 103.8 7365 9755 11625
2030 EU 93.3 105 585 1530 4005 5885 7250
French, English
1700 EU 93.3 105 585 1530 4005 5885 7250 9645
1700 AS 93.3 105 585 1530 9755 (x15595)
Ge'ez Liturgy
0930 AF su,H 93.3 15595 17515
German
0520 EU 93.3 1530 4005 5885 7250
1920 EU 93.3 1467ROU-F 1530 4005 5885 7250
German, English, Italian
2310 EU 93.3 1530D
German, Polish
1500 EU 93.3 5885 7250 9645
Hindi, Tamil, Mal[ayalam]., English
0040 AS 103.8 7335 9865
0200 AS 12070NVS-RUS
1430 AS 103.8 9310TAC-UZB(x9865) 11850 13765
Hungarian
0440 EU 93.3 1530 4005 5885
1810 EU 93.3 1467ROU-F 1530 4005 5885 7250
Italian, French, English
0700 AF mo-fr 93.3 105 585 1530 9645 15595
0700 AS mo-fr 93.3 105 585 1530 15595
0700 EU mo-fr 93.3 105 585 1530 4005 5885 6185 7250 11740
Italian
1100 EU mo-fr 105 585 1611D 5885
1115 EU su,H 93.3 105 585 1611D 5885
1300 AF 93.3 105 585 1611D 15595 21850
1300 AS 93.3 105 585 1611D 15595
1300 EU 93.3 105 585 1611D 5885 7250 9645 11740
1530 EU fr 93,3 5885 7250 9645
1630 EU 93.3 105 585 1530 5885 7250 9645
2000 EU 93.3 105 585 1530 4005 5885
2200 EU 93.3 105 585 1530 1611D 4005 5885
2230 EU 93.3 105 585 1530 1611D 4005 5885
Italian, English
2020 EU mo 1260 1611 6185
Kiswahili
0330 AF 103.8 7360 9660
1600 AF 103.8 11625 13765 (x15570)
Latvian
0500 EU 6185 7335
1840 EU 1260 1611 6185-til Mar 04, 2006 7365 9585-from Mar 05, 2006
Lithuanian
0440 EU 1260 6185 7335
1820 EU 1260 1611 6185-til Mar 04, 2006 7365 9585-from Mar 05, 2006
Mass in Chinese
1230 AS sa 103.8 6020PUG-PHL 13770 15235
Mass in English
1130 AF fr 103.8 15595 17515
1130 AS fr 103.8 15595 17515
1530 AS sa 103.8 9310TAC-UZB(x9865) 11850 13765
Mass in Italian
0830 EU su,H 93.3 105 585 7250
Mass in Latin
0630 AF 93.3 105 585 1530 9645 15595
0630 AS 93.3 105 585 1530 15595
0630 EU 93.3 105 585 1530 4005 5885 6185 7250 11740
Music
1530 EU sa-th 93,3 5885 7250 9645
Oriental Liturgy [see also Ge'ez Liturgy]
0930 AF su,H 93.3 15595 17515
0930 AS su,H 93.3 15595
0930 EU su,H 93.3 11740 17515
Papal Audience
0915 EU we 105 585 1611D 5885
Philippine
2020 EU fr 1260 1611
Polish
0500 EU 93.3 1530 4005 5885 7250
1900 EU 93.3 1467ROU-F 1530 4005 5885 7250
Portuguese
0030 AM 1260 7305 9605
0530 AF 103.8 9660 11625 13765
0900 AM mo-fr 1260
1000 AM mo-fr 1260 21850
1415 EU 93,3 1260 7250 9645 (x11740)
1500 AM th 1260
1600 AM 1260
1800 AF 103.8 9755 11625 13765 (x15570)
delete 2130 EU 93.3 1530 4005 5885 7250
Rosary
1940 AF 93.3 103.8 105 585 1530 7365 9755 11625
1940 AS 93.3 103.8 105 585 1530 7365 (x9755)
1940 EU 93.3 103.8 105 585 1530 4005 5885 7365 (x9755)
Romanian
0520 EU 1611 6185 7335
1900 EU 1260 1611 6185 7365
Romanian Liturgy
0710 EU su,H 93.3 7250 9645
Russian
0330 EU 1260 6185 7335 9645
1330 EU/AS 1260 5895SAM-RUS 9695 (x11805)
1710 EU 1611 6185-til Mar 04,2006 7365 9585 11715-from Mar 05,2006
2100 AS/EU 1260 5910 7370 (x9585)
Scandinavian
0600 EU 1260 1611 6185 7335
1940 EU 1260 1611 6185 7250
Slovak
0425 EU 93.3 1530 4005 5885
1845 EU 93.3 1467ROU-F 1530 4005 5885 7250
Slovenian
0330 EU 93.3 1530 4005
1730 EU 93.3 1467ROU-F 1530 4005 5885 7250
Somali
0345 AF su 103.8 7360 9660
1615 AF sa 103.8 11625 13765 (x15570)
Spanish
0100 AM 1260 7305 9605 11910
0145 AM 7305 9605 11910
0320 AM 7305 9605
delete 0900 EU mo-fr 105 585 1611 5885
1130 AM mo-fr 1260 21850
1400 EU 93.3 105 585 1260 1611D 7250 9645 (x11740)
1500 AM mo,fr 1260
1730 AM 1260
1900 AF sa 103.8 9755 11625
2120 EU 93.3 105 585 1530 4005 5885 7250
Ukrainian
0400 EU 1260 6185 7335
1740 EU 1611 6185-til Mar 04,2006 7365 9585-from Mar 05,2006
Ukrainian Liturgy
0715 EU su,H 1611 9850 11740
Urdu
0025 AS mo,th 103.8 7335 9865
1415 AS we,su 103.8 11850 13765
Vespers
1600 EU 93,3 5885 7250 9645
Vietnamese
1315 AS 103.8 6205TCH-RUS 17515
2315 AS 103.8 7305NVS-RUS 9600
D=DRM mode experimental bcs. H=Holy Days.
(Vatican Radio leaflet / magazine, Dec 10, 2005)
[and following are DRM:]
Also registration via Flevoland-HOL noted as
7240 1500-1515 18,27,2FLE 40kW 123deg Eng HOL VAT RNW
and via Sackville-CAN as
9800 2045-2130 7NE,8N SAC 70kW 268deg Eng CAN VAT RCI
(wb, wwdxc BC-DX Dec 10, 2005 via DXLD)
Especially in language order, it would be extremely helpful to show
the END TIME of each broadcast, instead of making us guess. Vatican
Radio refuses to do this (gh)
UNIDENTIFIED. 6878, (Italian pirate?), 2240 13 Dec with mostly RnB
songs or slow pops /Harmonic? NO // in MW, 24332 S5 with slow and
shallow fading. NO ID at TOH. Also 0800 on 14th Dec with still slow
songs (Zacharias Liangas, Thessaloniki, Greece, DX LISTENING DIGEST)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
PUBLICATIONS
++++++++++++
MONITORING MONTHLY
More news of the Shortwave Magazine situation:
I have heard that Kevin lost an action in the High Court Yesterday.
The court has ruled that he is not allowed to use the word "Shortwave"
in the title of anything he publishes.
I understand that his new magazine is now going to be called
"Monitoring Monthly". It is still going to be edited by Kevin Nice and
that most of the authors that contributed to the old S********
Magazine will be writing for Monitoring Monthly.
I also understand that Kevin has to give up ownership of this email
group and hand it over to PW Publishing Ltd, in fact this might
already have happened. This group will, presumably, be for the readers
of Radio User (Terry Bain, SWM Readers Yahoo group, December 13th via
Barraclough, DXLD)
Since the message was posted a new Yahoo group monitoring_monthly has
been formed and http://www.monitoringmonthly.co.uk is online as the
home of Nice One Publications though the page detailing the new
magazine's name has not yet been updated (Mike Barraclough, UK, DX
LISTENING DIGEST)
DX-PEDITIONS
++++++++++++
DX VACATION PLANNING - RENT A QTH
Perhaps this is old news somewhere, but, I just found a web site that
is more or less a clearing house for Ham/(SWL?) DX'ing locations
suitable if not radio equipment/antenna ready.
http://www.dxholiday.com The homepage reads, in part:
---------------
Fellow Ham Radio DXpeditioner:
This website offers a starting point for people looking for a QTH for
a: DXpedition, Contest Expedition, or IOTA Expedition!
The information contained in these pages has been collected from hams
who have recently operated from these locations. To get started on
your "DX Holiday", click on the "DXpedition Resources" for information
to help plan your DXpedition.
---------------
There are "rent a QTH" locations listed for North America, South
America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania and perhaps you can find that
cozy Antarctic shack you always wanted. (Hope the outhouse has thawed
out :-) The home page, if not the entire site, was updated in the
summer of 2005. Might be worth a look-see if you're planing a vacation
as a Christmas present or a 2006 get-away (Pete Costello, Dec 12,
dxldyg via DX LISTENING DIGEST)
CONVENTIONS & CONFERENCES
+++++++++++++++++++++++++
RADIO VERITAS ASIA, BANGLADESH
Dear Listeners, RVA Bengali Service's Silver Jubilee Conference will
be held at NOTORDOM COLLEGE, DHAKA, BANGLADESH on 3rd Feb 2006.
73's (Md. Salahuddin Dolar, President, Global DW Fan Club, Vill. + P.
O. Chaumahani, P.S. Motihar, Rajshahi-6000, Bangladesh, DX LISTENING
DIGEST) Is that like Notre Dame? (gh) See also TAIWAN
DIGITAL BROADCASTING see also ITALY; NEW ZEALAND; SWEDEN; VATICAN
++++++++++++++++++++
Regional DRM
WRN is now offering you the opportunity to broadcast on its regional
DRM channel, which gives comprehensive coverage of the whole of
Europe, the UK and Ireland. We have one channel on offer and the clock
is filling up fast. If you would like to take advantage of this
opportunity, please call WRN’s Richard Jacobs for more on +44 20 7896
4022 or email him at richard.jacobs @ wrn.org
Local DRM
London analogue spectrum is unable to support new FM services and the
possibilities for more stations on DAB digital radio are becoming very
limited. With this in mind, WRN is currently undergoing a test and
development project for a local DRM service using the presently
unallocated 26MHz band, which could support up to 50 new stereo radio
services. If you would like to gain valuable DRM broadcasting
experience and be part of this pioneering project then please call
WRN’s Richard Jacobs for more on +44 20 7896 4022 or email him at
richard.jacobs @ wrn.org (Wired News from WRN, Dec via DXLD)
WHEN WRATH DREAMS, READERS GAIN
Not Afraid of the Dark: wrathofkahn.ORG Issue 22 November 29, 2005
Since the birth of the wrath some ten months ago, we have bragged
about the quality of our Guest Authors. I know --- for the past few
issues you have been stuck with me, but I plan to shut-up, at least a
little bit; consequently, let me introduce a real FM Broadcasting
authority and engineer who really, really loves quality FM and AM
radio:
Mr. Donald Scott of Newton, NJ bdscott @ nac.net was formally [sic]
co-founder and CE of WQAB, Philippi, WV; CE of WEIV, Ithaca, NY and
its four CBN sister stations; and CE/ announcer at both WIHS and WMRD,
Middletown, CT. He later became a Broadcast Equipment Sales Engineer
serving New England, Western NY, and Long Island. Then Don became a
Contributing Editor to STEREOPHILE doing feature articles, including
AM Stereo and FMX and authored approximately 100 FM equipment reviews.
Presently he is a Contributing Editor specializing in FM with The
Audiophile Voice.
A real expert on FM receivers, Mr. Scott is the authority on FM Tuner
upgrades, including antiques that were designed to receive Major
Armstrong's REAL FM before big-time broadcast groups wanted to win
"Loudness Wars" on FM and started clipping!!!! Anyway enuf of Kahn's
Wrath, and see what a real FM expert, Mr. Scott, has to say about FM
iBOC:
"Leonard was not dreaming on October 7, 2005. I was there, and we both
were not sleeping through out the seminar, I was appalled that respect
was not shown to a man who obviously had the answers and a better
system, at least for iBOC AM. I related to the panel that my
experience receiving both FM and AM iBOC more than 12 miles from NYC
was non-existent, and I asked Mr. Kahn to explain why his system was
better.
Flashbacks paralleled the inferior Motorola AM Stereo system being
approved. I thought, "Here we go again." Remembrances of being up many
nights getting an old Raytheon RA-1000 AM transmitter to have no more
than 1.3% distortion from 30 Hz to 13,500 Hz at 100% modulation was
not a fictitious dream, so I know what AM can do. Based on the above,
Leonard's answers made sense.
But there was one thing that any real audiophile would agree on:
Super-compressed AM & FM iBOC sound is unacceptable. No way does it
compete with FM (or AM) analog sound. It appears that the equipment
used to not spill the bit bucket dictates what the resulting end-audio
will sound like. It was MUCH BETTER when the music dictated that the
broadcast equipment preserve the original as much as possible.
I, Don Scott truly believe that the above stated facts and opinions
are accurate and are not meant to mislead."
We plan to up-date Wrath with a new POWER-side major market Station's
report. The new station turned POWER-side on last night and their
prestigious engineer wants to tell you what happened in his unique way
of answering doubting iBOCers' denials of real world proof (via Kevin
Redding, ABDX via DXLD)
AD PUSHES DIGITAL TV - BUT DOESN'T TELL THE WHOLE STORY
It claims conversion to all-digital is a win-win. Actually, there
could be 21 million losers, and taxpayers could pay billions in
subsidies
November 14, 2005 Modified: November 14, 2005 --- Summary
Telecom companies pushing for a forced conversion to all-digital
television broadcasts ran ads in Washington DC and elsewhere
highlighting benefits for firemen, police officers, and other "first
responders," who stand to receive improved communications
capabilities and gear. The ad calls digital TV a "win-win solution"
benefiting both consumers and the emergency responders.
The ad is true as far as it goes, but misleading because it implies
that the digital-TV bill taking shape in Congress would have only
winners. In fact, there would be losers, too. According to the GAO,
an estimated 21 million households now get TV only through a standard,
analog TV set, and would be forced either to junk their set and buy
a new digital set, or to obtain a new converter that manufacturers
estimate will cost about $50.
Also not mentioned is that taxpayers will be asked to contribute up
to $3 billion to subsidize the conversion. That money would come from
the proceeds expected from auctioning off some of the airwaves now
used by TV broadcasters.
The funding of the ad is also something of a mystery. One source
told us it was financed by Motorola, which stands to profit from the
transition by selling new police, fire and emergency radio
equipment. Motorola wouldn't confirm that, nor would they deny it.
Analysis
The ad as it appeared in Washington DC bore the name of the "High
Tech DTV Coalition," a collection of broadband and telecom companies
that stand to profit once the government forces an end to standard,
analog TV broadcasts. That is expected to stimulate sales of digital
TV sets and free up big swaths of the airwaves for various new telecom
ventures, including more broadband wireless services.
High Tech DTV Coalition Ad: DTV Transition
(On Screen: Images of Fire Fighters, Police Officers, and other
First Responders in the Line of Duty)
Announcer: Fire Fighters. Police Officers. They're America 's first
responders and this time they need our help ....
(On Screen: "Learn More www.supportamericasfirstresponders.org)
There's a bill in Congress that will help first responders by
improving communications....
It's called the digital transition. Switching TV signals to
digital.
....
Which improves picture quality and gives us more choices ...
(On Screen: "Digital Television; Improves picture quality; Gives us
more choices" with images of children watching television in the
background)
While freeing more airwaves for public safety
(On Screen: "Digital Transition; Frees more public airwaves for
public safety" with images of firefighters in the background)
It's a win-win solution.
Call Congress today. Tell them to get the picture and support the
Digital Transition.
(On Screen: "Support the Digital Transition. Call Congress. Tell
them to get the picture: 202-224-3121.
http://www.supportamericasfirstresponders.org Paid for by the High
Tech DTV Coalition." With images of children watching firefighters on
a television)
Support First Responders
The ad never mentions IBM, Intel, Microsoft, AT&T or other telecom
and information technology companies that make up the coalition and
stand to profit from the conversion to all-digital television.
Instead, it shows police officers and firefighters and says "they need
our help."
It encourages viewers to learn more from a group called Support
America's First Responders, an alliance that includes Motorola
and organizations representing firefighters, police, and city and
county governments. Its website urges visitors to write to key
members of Congress urging a switch to all-digital TV "as soon as
possible."
The ad is true in two respects. Firefighters, police and other first
responders would indeed receive new communication frequencies that
advocates say are ideal for "interoperability," allowing responders
from different jurisdictions to talk to each other more easily. It
is also true that consumers would eventually get many more choices for
wireless broadband communication, and also improved quality of
broadcast TV images. But these would come at a price.
The ad misleads by saying that "pending legislation is a win-win
solution," implying that there would be no losers. This is simply
false.
Currently the Government Accountability Office estimates that 21
million households still have access to television broadcasts only
through standard analog TV sets, using the same basic technology
that has been in use since the inception of commercial television
broadcasting more than 50 years ago. Legislation now taking shape in
the House and Senate would force an end to analog broadcasts, which
would make all those sets obsolete - and rather quickly.
Some losers
Current bills would set a "hard date" for conversion. A bill approved
by a House Committee sets the date at December 31, 2008. A bill
approved by the full Senate sets it at April 7, 2009. By that
time, households that rely on free broadcast television will have to
upgrade their televisions, either by buying new digital sets or by
obtaining a set-top box converter for their old set (similar to a
cable box) which is expected to cost around $50.
Taxpayers will be asked to help, too. Station owners, set makers and
consumer groups all have lobbied for government subsidies to help
families pay for converters. The Senate has approved a bill
containing $3 billion in consumer subsidies, but a House bill that
came out of the House Commerce Committee provides less - $990 million.
Overall, the transition is expected to reduce the federal deficit
through the auctioning of frequencies that will be given up by TV
broadcasters. The frequency auction is expected to bring in at least
$10 billion, and some estimate as much as $30 billion. But that sum
would of course be reduced by what is spent to subsidize converter
boxes for consumers.
Back Story
The digital transition actually has been a subject of legislation
for nearly a decade. In 1997, Congress set a tentative deadline for
the transition to occur at the end of 2006. That deadline won't be
met. It was contingent on 85 percent of homes owning sets capable of
receiving digital broadcasts, but currently only 4 percent are ready
according to the Consumer Electronics Association.
The lack of progress results from a chicken-and-egg problem. TV
station owners were hesitant to begin digital broadcasts until homes
had sets that could receive them, and manufacturers were hesitant to
produce digital televisions until there were digital programs to
receive. Current legislative proposals would force the issue with a
"hard" deadline for all-digital broadcasting.
Once analog broadcasts end, the airwaves now used for traditional TV
channels will become available for other uses. Frequencies currently
being used as TV channels 63, 64, 68 and 69 will be given over to
public safety.
Police and fire groups actually want those frequencies by the end of
next year, but the compromise being worked out with broadcasters,
manufacturers and other commercial interests would delay that until
the end of 2008 or later.
Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona proposed an amendment on Nov.
3 that would have freed up the new emergency-broadcast frequencies
one year sooner than proposed by the Senate-approved bill, making them
available by April 7, 2008. "The only people who are against this
amendment are the National Association of Broadcasters," McCain
stated. But the amendment was opposed by Republican Sen. Ted Stevens
of Alaska, chairman of the Commerce Committee, who said moving up
the date would "end analog broadcasts before the funds are available
for the converter box fund." McCain's proposal was defeated 69-30.
Whose [sic] Paying?
There may be a bit of deception about who is actually funding this
ad. A version of the ad airing in Washington DC says it is paid for
by the High Tech DTV Coalition. However, Yucel Ors of the Support
America's First Responders organization told us he believed Motorola
paid for the ad. Motorola officials referred us to their chief
lobbyist Bill Anaya, who did not return several calls and emails
asking for comment. High Tech DTV Coalition spokesperson Mary
Greczyn said any advertising that credited the High Tech DTV Coalition
accurate, but didn't comment when asked if Motorola had given the
coalition the money to run the ad.
Motorola Corp. is not listed as a member of the High Tech DTV
Coalition, but is listed as a member of the Support America's First
Responder's Alliance.
Motorola is a leading supplier of wireless communications for
emergency responders and set-top converter boxes for consumer TV
reception. For them, the conversion to digital TV really will be
"win-win." -- by Justin Bank & Brooks Jackson
Sources:
"Committee Sets Date for Digital Television Transition," press
release, House Committee on Energy and Commerce, 26 Oct 2005.
"Senate Commerce Committee Approves the Digital Transition and
Public Safety Act of 2005," press release, Senate Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation, 20 Oct 2005.
"The Digital TV Transition: A Brief Overview," CRS Report RS22217 .
Lennard G. Kruger and Linda K. Moore, 12 Aug 2005
"APCO Supports SAVE LIVES Act of 2005," press release , Association
of Public-Safety Communications Officials, 14 June 2005.
Congressional Record, 3 Nov 2005, S-12308 & S-12309 .
"Motorola is the leader in mission critical wireless systems,"
Motorola Website Section on Government and Enterprise. Viewed on
November 11, 2005
"Analysis of an Accelerated Digital Television Transition," prepared
by the Analysis Group, sponsored by Intel Corporation 31 May 2005.
Letter from APCO President Gregory S. Ballentine to the Chairman and
Co-Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation, 18 October 2005.
"Digital TV: What are We Waiting For?" Erin Biba. PC World, 23
March 2005.
DTV Ad "Get the Picture"
Copyright 2005 Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of
Pennsylvania Judgments expressed are those of FactCheck.org's staff,
not the Annenberg Center (via Mike Cooper, DXLD)
RADIO EQUIPMENT FORUM
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FRANCE: THOMSON MEDIA GROUP SET TO BUY THALES BROADCAST AND MULTIMEDIA
UNIT | Excerpt from press release by French electronics company
Thomson on 12 December
Paris, 12 December: Thomson today announced an agreement to acquire
the Thales Broadcast and Multimedia (TBM) business unit. In a related
announcement today, Thomson also described a strategic partnership
with Thales, the parent company of TBM and a leading international
electronics group (See related press release).
Thales Broadcast and Multimedia provides platforms for IPTV services
(TV services over Internet Protocol), video-on-demand, mobile TV, and
designs digital TV and radio broadcasting systems and equipment.
By combining the TBM activities with Thomson's existing Systems and
Equipment offerings, the group will be offering end-to-end products
and services in IPTV, mobile TV and digital terrestrial transmission
(DTT) markets.
The purchase price for TBM in cash is approximately 130 million euros,
based on a normalized level of working capital requirement and no net
financial indebtness. [Passage omitted]
Together with the announcement earlier this month that Thomson intends
to acquire Canopus Co, Ltd, a Japan-based leader in high-definition
desktop video-editing software, the transaction announced today
completes Thomson's external initiatives linked to its Grass Valley
Broadcast and Networks business. [Passage omitted]
Through this agreement, Thomson will be able to provide cellular
operators with a complete set of mobile TV solutions, from content
creation to delivery - but using terrestrial television technologies
that are more suited for video than cellular infrastructures.
The acquisition of TBM also puts Thomson at the center of the IPTV
market, enabling it to offer everything from the software and
distribution infrastructure that deliver live programming and VOD
services to the set-top boxes through which users access that content.
IPTV services are expected to increase at a brisk pace in the coming
years. Today, broadband services are available to more than 100
million households worldwide. Many of the world's telecommunications
providers are exploring IPTV as a new revenue opportunity for their
existing markets. [Passage omitted] The transaction is subject to
finalization. Source: Thomson press release, Paris, in English 12 Dec
05 (via BBCM via DXLD)
PROPAGATION
+++++++++++
The geomagnetic field ranged from quiet to active levels with minor
to major storm periods towards the end of the summary period. Solar
wind speed ranged from a low of near 275 km/s midday on 09 December
to a high of about 600 km/s midday on 11 December. During the
majority of the period, the IMF Bz was mostly neutral, not varying
much beyond +/- 3 nT. At about 09/1830 UTC, ACE detected a sharp
turn southward to -10 nT in the IMF Bz, while wind speed gradually
increased to about 600 km/s by 11/1413 UTC. These effects were due
to the influence of a high speed stream from a geoeffective northern
coronal hole. During this period, the geomagnetic field was mostly
unsettled to active with periods of minor to major storm conditions
at high latitudes.
FORECAST OF SOLAR AND GEOMAGNETIC ACTIVITY 14 DEC 2005 - 09 JAN 2006
Solar activity is expected to be at very low to low levels. No greater
than 10 MeV proton events are expected. The greater than 2 MeV
electron flux at geosynchronous orbit is expected to be at high levels
on 22 – 24 December, and 29 December – 04 January.
The geomagnetic field is expected to range from quiet to active
levels. Isolated active periods are possible on 28 – 29 December
and active to minor storm periods are possible on 06 – 07 January
due to effects from recurrent coronal hole wind streams. Otherwise,
quiet to unsettled conditions are expected for the majority of the
forecast period.
:Product: 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table 27DO.txt
:Issued: 2005 Dec 13 2123 UTC
# Prepared by the US Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Environment Center
# Product description and SEC contact on the Web
# http://www.sec.noaa.gov/wwire.html
#
# 27-day Space Weather Outlook Table
# Issued 2005 Dec 13
#
# UTC Radio Flux Planetary Largest
# Date 10.7 cm A Index Kp Index
2005 Dec 14 90 5 2
2005 Dec 15 90 8 3
2005 Dec 16 90 8 3
2005 Dec 17 85 5 2
2005 Dec 18 85 5 2
2005 Dec 19 85 5 2
2005 Dec 20 85 5 2
2005 Dec 21 85 8 3
2005 Dec 22 80 10 3
2005 Dec 23 85 5 2
2005 Dec 24 90 3 1
2005 Dec 25 90 8 3
2005 Dec 26 90 5 2
2005 Dec 27 90 10 3
2005 Dec 28 95 15 3
2005 Dec 29 95 15 3
2005 Dec 30 95 10 3
2005 Dec 31 95 5 2
2006 Jan 01 95 5 2
2006 Jan 02 95 5 2
2006 Jan 03 95 5 2
2006 Jan 04 95 5 2
2006 Jan 05 90 8 3
2006 Jan 06 85 10 3
2006 Jan 07 85 20 4
2006 Jan 08 85 5 2
2006 Jan 09 85 5 2
(http://www.sec.noaa.gov/radio via WORLD OF RADIO 1297, DXLD)
TIPS FOR RATIONAL LIVING
++++++++++++++++++++++++
TWELVE-FOOT CROSSES ON PUBLIC PROPERTY IN UTAH
The unconstitutional cross by the side of the road -- Atheists to
court, petition for removal of roadside Christian Memorials, 12/10/05
http://www.atheists.org/flash.line/utah12.htm
Decide for yourself! Read the legal brief in the Utah cross case.
http://www.atheists.org/legal (AA Newsletter via DXLD) ###